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Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years)
UNESCO UIS
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209 countries · 1970–2025
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Turkmenistan
6
2
Oman
6
3
Germany
6
4
Lithuania
6
5
Belarus
5
6
Kyrgyz Republic
5
7
Azerbaijan
5
8
Kazakhstan
5
9
Armenia
5
10
Uzbekistan
5
11
Tajikistan
5
12
Slovak Republic
5
13
Ukraine
5
14
Moldova
5
15
Russian Federation
5
16
West Bank and Gaza
5
17
Mongolia
4
18
Uganda
4
19
Turkiye
4
20
Niger
4
21
Madagascar
4
22
North Macedonia
4
23
Tuvalu
4
24
Philippines
4
25
New Zealand
4
26
Serbia
4
27
Malawi
4
28
Viet Nam
4
29
Naoero
4
30
Poland
4
31
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
4
32
Maldives
4
33
Papua New Guinea
4
34
Monaco
4
35
Romania
4
36
Tanzania
4
37
Mauritania
4
38
Chad
4
39
Montenegro
4
40
Vanuatu
4
41
Myanmar
4
42
Senegal
4
43
Tonga
4
44
Togo
4
45
Suriname
4
46
New Caledonia
4
47
French Polynesia
4
48
Lao PDR
4
49
Albania
4
50
Curacao
4
51
Jordan
4
52
American Samoa
4
53
Czechia
4
54
Bhutan
4
55
Congo, Rep.
4
56
Andorra
4
57
Hungary
4
58
Australia
4
59
Cote d'Ivoire
4
60
United Arab Emirates
4
61
Burkina Faso
4
62
Guinea
4
63
Algeria
4
64
Colombia
4
65
Brazil
4
66
France
4
67
Belize
4
68
Cameroon
4
69
Liechtenstein
4
70
Benin
4
71
Sri Lanka
4
72
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4
73
Fiji
4
74
Comoros
4
75
Equatorial Guinea
4
76
Austria
4
77
Kuwait
4
78
Central African Republic
4
79
Ethiopia
4
80
Gabon
4
81
Djibouti
4
82
Croatia
4
83
Bahrain
3
84
Dominican Republic
3
85
Indonesia
3
86
Jamaica
3
87
Denmark
3
88
Dominica
3
89
Libya
3
90
India
3
91
Angola
3
92
Bermuda
3
93
Switzerland
3
94
Guinea-Bissau
3
95
Gambia, The
3
96
Cambodia
3
97
Greece
3
98
Latvia
3
99
Grenada
3
100
Gibraltar
3
101
Ghana
3
102
Macao SAR, China
3
103
Georgia
3
104
Kiribati
3
105
Guatemala
3
106
United Kingdom
3
107
Israel
3
108
China
3
109
Canada
3
110
St. Kitts and Nevis
3
111
Guyana
3
112
Hong Kong SAR, China
3
113
Argentina
3
114
Japan
3
115
Luxembourg
3
116
Korea, Rep.
3
117
Afghanistan
3
118
Honduras
3
119
Finland
3
120
Bangladesh
3
121
Estonia
3
122
Spain
3
123
Haiti
3
124
Barbados
3
125
Bulgaria
3
126
Eritrea
3
127
Egypt, Arab Rep.
3
128
Iceland
3
129
Lebanon
3
130
Ecuador
3
131
Morocco
3
132
Botswana
3
133
Liberia
3
134
Bahamas, The
3
135
Ireland
3
136
Antigua and Barbuda
3
137
Lesotho
3
138
St. Lucia
3
139
Italy
3
140
Burundi
3
141
Cyprus
3
142
Costa Rica
3
143
Iran, Islamic Rep.
3
144
Cayman Islands
3
145
Cabo Verde
3
146
Iraq
3
147
Cuba
3
148
Netherlands
3
149
Turks and Caicos Islands
3
150
Paraguay
3
151
Rwanda
3
152
Peru
3
153
San Marino
3
154
Syrian Arab Republic
3
155
Mexico
3
156
Namibia
3
157
Seychelles
3
158
Trinidad and Tobago
3
159
Malaysia
3
160
Venezuela, RB
3
161
Malta
3
162
Qatar
3
163
Eswatini
3
164
Nigeria
3
165
Sao Tome and Principe
3
166
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
3
167
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
3
168
Sweden
3
169
Mali
3
170
British Virgin Islands
3
171
Pakistan
3
172
Mauritius
3
173
Portugal
3
174
Sudan
3
175
Yemen, Rep.
3
176
Panama
3
177
Timor-Leste
3
178
Saudi Arabia
3
179
Nicaragua
3
180
Thailand
3
181
Solomon Islands
3
182
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
3
183
Slovenia
3
184
Uruguay
3
185
Tunisia
3
186
Sierra Leone
3
187
Puerto Rico (US)
3
188
Norway
3
189
El Salvador
3
190
Mozambique
3
191
United States
3
192
Nepal
3
193
Palau
2
194
Singapore
2
195
Marshall Islands
2
196
South Africa
2
197
Zimbabwe
2
198
Samoa
2
199
South Sudan
2
200
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2
201
Zambia
2
202
Congo, Dem. Rep.
2
203
Brunei Darussalam
2
204
Bolivia
2
205
Kenya
2
206
Belgium
2
207
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
2
208
Aruba
2
209
Chile
2
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